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Eartha Kitt

1927 - 2008

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Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby". Kitt began her career in 1942 and appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of the musical Carib Song. In the early 1950s, Kitt had six US Top 30 entries, including "Uska Dara" (1953) and "I Want to Be Evil" (1953). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eartha Kitt is the 343rd most popular singer (up from 347th in 2019), the 2,257th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,995th in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Eartha Kitt ranks 343 out of 4,381. Before her are Carole King, Antonio Cesti, Joe Lynn Turner, Ruslana, MF Doom, and Rafael Orozco Maestre. After her are Eric Adams, DJ Khaled, Šaban Šaulić, Liam Payne, Bob Geldof, and Chris Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Eartha Kitt ranks 102. Before her are Hans Schäfer, Robert N. Bellah, Franciszek Macharski, Shirley Fry, Lois Maxwell, and Jerry Stiller. After her are Paul Badura-Skoda, Pierre Alechinsky, Thomas Luckmann, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Vernon L. Smith, and Dick Bruna. Among people deceased in 2008, Eartha Kitt ranks 73. Before her are Mauricio Kagel, Hugo Claus, Isaac Hayes, Jerry Reed, John List, and Youssef Chahine. After her are Rajko Mitić, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, Mark Felt, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Bettie Page, and Marcial Maciel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eartha Kitt ranks 2,257 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Lynn Turner (1951), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Roger Myerson (1951), Harvey Milk (1930), James Earl Ray (1928), and Ralph Macchio (1961). After her are Eric Adams (1952), Bob Odenkirk (1962), William Levada (1936), DJ Khaled (1975), Ruth Gordon (1896), and Richard Russell Jr. (1897).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Eartha Kitt ranks 118. Before her are Mahalia Jackson (1911), Cissy Houston (1933), Nelly (1974), Busta Rhymes (1972), Carole King (1942), and Joe Lynn Turner (1951). After her are Eric Adams (1952), DJ Khaled (1975), Chris Brown (1989), Hank Williams Jr. (1949), Joey Ramone (1951), and Nick Carter (1980).

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